energy the sunshine. >> the worst commutes of the morning is bay bridge early stall incline section long gone but backup through the macarthur maze and that again is a stall that has thinged jammed up. carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze is 25 minutes. at the bay bridge not including the backup from the toll plaza and up and over into san francisco, 18 minutes and add another ten and the alternate san mateo bridge is 17-minute drive. >> take the helicopter! captioned by, closed captioning services, inc. >>> good morning, america. breaking right now -- a military operation is under way to free american hostages. conflicts and contradicting accounts right now about efforts at natural gas facility overseas. held by this man, he's called mr. marlboro. >>> whiteout. a frigid winter blast on track to hit the northeast today. what's behind the wild swings in weather. sam champion is tracking the latest. >>> hoax and heartbreak. a college football superstar sweetheart died just hour before a big notre dame game. his grief made national headlines. was it all fake? we'll talk to the man who unc